The Grand Canal in Venice is a c. 1736-1740 oil on canvas veduta by Bernardo Bellotto. It is now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, which bought it in 1891.

The Grand Canal in Venice
Artist	Bernardo Bellotto
Year	1736-1740
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	79 cm × 121 cm (31 in × 48 in)
Location	Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, Lyon

Description

Maneuvering gondolas are seen in the foreground, with buildings on either side of the Grand Canal at Campo San Samuele (some missing today on the right replaced by the Grassi Palace, and one under construction on the left the Ca 'Rezzonico).

Centered at the back, the Balbi Palace, recognizable by its two obelisks on the roof, and on both sides, on the left, the bell tower of the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, on the right the bell tower of the Church of San Tomà. The sky is particularly neat with its shooting clouds.

Sources

• Joconde Portail des collections des musées de France.Ministry of Culture.

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[fr] Le Grand Canal à Venise (Bellotto)